Olympics essentials
The 2024 Summer Olympics are underway in Paris, France.
Australians will be competing in events including canoe sprint and skateboarding on day 11 of the Games.Â
Because of the time difference, it’ll be night time on Tuesday in Australia when many of those events kick off.
Here’s what’s on the schedule for day 11 of the Paris Olympics.
What are some of the key events Australians are competing in on day 11?
All times have been converted to AEST.Â
Canoe sprint
5.30pm: Men’s kayak four 500m heats: Jackson Collins, Noah Harvard, Pierre van der Westhuyzen, Riley Fitzsimmons6pm: Women’s kayak four 500m heats: Alexandra Clarke, Aly Bull, Ella Beere, Yale Steinepreis7.30pm: Men’s kayak double 500m heats: Jean van der Westhuyzen, Tom Green8.10pm: Women’s canoe double 500m heats: Ally Bull, Ella Beere
Diving
6pm: Men’s 3m springboard preliminary: Kurtis Mathews11PM: Women’s 10m platform final: Melissa Wu, Ellie ColeÂ
Sport climbing
6pm: Women’s boulder and lead, semifinal: Oceania Mackenzie
Athletics
6:05pm: Women’s 500m round 1: Georgia Griffith, Jessica Hull, Linden Hall6.50pm: Men’s 110m hurdles repechage round: Tayleb Willis7:15pm: Women’s long jump qualification: Brooke Buschkuehl7:20pm: Women’s 400m repechage round: Ellie Beer8:30pm: Men’s 200m repechage round: Calab Law
Sailing
8.13pm: Women’s kite: Breiana Whitehead8.15pm: Mixed dinghy: Australia11.05pm: Mixed multihull: Australia11:43pm: Men’s dinghy medal race: Matt Wearn
Basketball
10.30pm: Men’s quarterfinal: Serbia v Australia
Skateboarding
8.30pm: Women’s park preliminaries: Arisa Trew, Ruby Trew (final at 1.30am)
Water polo
3am: Women’s quarterfinal: Australia v Greece
Artistic swimming
3.30am: Team free routine: Australia
Beach Volleyball
5am: Women’s quarterfinal: Australia v SwitzerlandÂ
Schedule for day 11:
All times have been converted to AEST.Â
August 6
5pm: Volleyball, women’s quarter-finals (2 matches)
5.30pm: Canoe sprint, men’s C2 500m, K1 1000m, K4 500m and women’s C2 500m, K1 500m, K4 500m heats and quarter-finals
5.30pm: Handball, women’s quarter-finals (2 matches)Â
6pm: Diving, men’s 3m springboard preliminaryÂ
6pm: Table tennis, men’s and women’s team round of 16Â
6pm: Sport climbing, women’s boulder/lead semis, men’s speed qualificationÂ
6pm: Equestrian, individual jumping finalÂ
6.20pm: Athletics, men’s javelin throw qualification AÂ
6.50pm: Athletics, men’s 110m hurdles repechageÂ
7pm: Wrestling, men’s Greco-Roman 60kg, 30kg, 77kg, 97kg and women’s freestyle 68kg repechage, Â freestyle 50kg round of 16 and quartersÂ
7pm: Basketball, men’s quarter-finalsÂ
7.15pm: Athletics, women’s long jump qualificationÂ
7.20pm: Athletics, women’s 400m repechageÂ
7.50pm: Athletics, men’s javelin throw qualification BÂ
8pm: Athletics, men’s 400m hurdles repechageÂ
8pm: Sailing, men’s and women’s M/W dinghy medal races, kite and mixed dinghy, multihullÂ
8.30pm: Athletics, men’s 200m repechageÂ
8.30pm: Skateboarding, women’s park preliminariesÂ
9pm: Volleyball, women’s quarter-finals (2 matches)Â
9.30pm: Handball, women’s quarter-finals (2 matches)Â
10pm: Hockey, men’s semi-finalsÂ
10pm: Water polo, women’s quarter-finals (2 matches)Â
10.30pm: Basketball, men’s quarter-finals
11pm: Diving, women’s 10m platform finalÂ
11pm: Table tennis, men’s and women’s team quarter-finals
August 7
1am: Volleyball, women’s quarter-finals (2 matches)Â
1am: Beach volleyball, men’s and women’s quarter-finals (2 matches)Â
1.30am: Handball, women’s quarters (2 matches)Â
1.30am: Track cycling, men’s team sprint first round, medal finals, team pursuit first round and women’s team pursuit qualifyingÂ
1.30am: Skateboard, women’s park medal finalÂ
2am: Football, women’s semi-finalsÂ
2am: Basketball, men’s quarter-finals
2.15am: Wrestling, men’s Greco-Roman 60kg, 77kg, 97kg, 130kg, women’s freestyle 50kg semi-finals and 68kg medal finals
3am: Hockey, men’s semi-finalsÂ
3am: Water polo, women’s quarter-finals (2 matches)Â
3.30am: Artistic swimming, team free routineÂ
3.55am: Athletics, men’s 400m semi-finalsÂ
3.55am: Athletics, women’s hammer throw finalÂ
4am: Table tennis, men’s and women’s team quarter-finals
4.07am: Athletics, women’s 400m hurdles semi-finalsÂ
4.15am: Athletics, men’s long jump finalÂ
4.50am: Athletics, men’s 1500m finalÂ
5am: Football, women’s semi-finalsÂ
5am: Volleyball, women’s quarter-finals (2 matches)Â
5am: Beach volleyball, men’s and women’s quarter-finals (2 matches)Â
5.10am: Athletics, women’s 3000m steeplechase finalÂ
5.30am: Handball, women’s quarter-finals (2 matches)
5.30am: Boxing, women’s 50kg, 66kg, men’s 71kg semi-finals and women’s 60kg finalÂ
5.30am: Basketball, men’s quarter-finalsÂ
Where can I watch/listen to the Olympics in Australia?
The Olympics will be broadcast free-to-air on Channel Nine and 9Gem.
The station’s streaming service 9Now will also offer more than 40 live sports channels.
Nine’s paid streaming platform Stan is also showing Olympic coverage.Â
ABC Sport will also be live blogging Olympic events as they unfold.
And in Adelaide, Hobart, Canberra, Darwin, the Gold Coast and regional markets across the country, listeners can hear live daily Olympics coverage across ABC Radio and DAB+ — find out more details about that here.
The ABC’s coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games is brought to you in conjunction with the Nine Network.Â
What time zone is France in?
France is in the Central European Summer Time (CEST) zone.Â
We have three time zones in Australia:
Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST): ACT, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, VictoriaAustralian Central Standard Time (ACST): Northern Territory, South AustraliaAustralian Western Standard Time (AWST): Western Australia
What’s the time difference between France and Australia?
Australia is ahead of Paris time zone-wise, so when it’s morning in France, it’s afternoon Down Under.Â
Here’s the breakdown of time zones:
AEST: Eight hours ahead of ParisACST: Seven hours and 30 minutes ahead of ParisAWST: Six hours ahead of Paris
Where can I see the full schedule of events?
We’ve published a list of every event scheduled for this year’s games.Â
Read the full schedule here.